The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05
MR.. BRANDT'S WEDDING.

not unheard of in fiction, and common
enough for that matter in real lite-a
beautiful girl with two lovers, one mid
die aged and wealthy, favored by the
girl S father the other, younger and
poorer man, favored by the sirl herself.
1t is always the younger man who gets
the girls ear in these cases, and it is
always the middle-aged nun who Sc
cures papa's interest-probably because
if he were not able to do SO he wouli
be out of the running altogether.
The only pecularlties IN the present
case were that the girl was particularly
pretty and the middlc-aSed sutton par
ticulally objecti Unable. Kate lhomp-
son was sure that Mr.. Brsndt wore a
wig, and that was the least of his enor
mites. He was German, as his name
betokened, and he was fat, fair and
forty. He was we'll off or papa would
not have had anything TO say for him
indeed he saw something more than
well off. Schmitz, Brandt & Hern-
blatt were bankers, money-chansers,
commission agents and great many
things besides and they prospered as
Germans do somehow prosper, even in
this over populated country.
Joseph Thompson, who traded all
by himself under the style of ''Thomp-
son & Co." was a very much smaller
man, and he felt considerably pleased
when the wealthy German barker began
to pay his addresses to his daughter
If beauty only were considered in these
matters, as in the old y-tale days,
Kate Thompson might have married a
prince. Her mother had been lady
and she had given her child share Of
her highly organized nature as well as
of her beauty. Kate always appeared
among girls of her own rank like a
princess in disguise.
This at least was the opinion of Mr.
Frederick Winter. In his capacity Of
friend of Miss Thompson's brother
Tom, young Winter had the right Of
admission to Mr.. Thompson's house
and this privilege he used SO well that
while Hen Brandt WIS opening his eyes
to the fact that his friend Thompson's
daughter was remarkably fine girl
Fred had already advanced long wa,
in Rates good opinion. 1t SO happened
that Winter was one of the clerks il
Brandt's office, but neither Fred mol
his employer knew that the other was
acquainted with the object of his ad.
miration.
1t was not till after a regular perioC
of boquet-presenting and compliment:
that Mr.. Brandt made his proposal
and great was his establishment wheT
he found that Kate refused him. A
first he would not believe that such {
thing was possible, and took, or affected
to take, the girls timid words as merely
the effect of maidenly coyness, not tc
be understood seriously.
ooh no, my dear young lady, you
do not mean it; you are taken by sur
prise, perhaps; you want time to re
fleet. will S. eak Of this asain-sa,
next week
"Indeed, you are mistaken, Mr.
Brandt" said Kate, with more spirit
81 respect you very much as papa
friend, but | cannot marry you. Pleas,
let us say no more about the matter.
And with these words the girl cleverl
escap I'd from the room and closed tn,
door behind her.
A remarkably ugly look came oye
the German face at this moment.
"Soh My fine mees we-shall-
see !" he exclaimed through his teeth
His first care was to seek out Kate
father and lay the matter before him
Thompson, poor man, was mightil
disturbed. He saw that the banke
was seriously offended, and he knew
he was a dangerous man to offend. Sc
as the readiest way out of the difficulty
he made light of his daughters deci
sion, said she was certain to chang
her mind, and added that her judgmen
was disturbed by little Irritation sh
had been carrying on with young fel
low called Winter, but he would Sc
that was put stopto.